However Mr Rees, headteacher of Ysgol Gymraeg Teilo Sant in Llandeilo, Wales said the fact a number of children had been watching the show came to light after an investigation into name-calling at the school.

Mr Rees wrote in his letter: "It has been brought to my attention that some of our pupils are watching the Love Island programme. Some of these children are as young as eight years old.

"I am of the opinion that primary school pupils aren't mature enough to watch a programme of this nature where a person's appearance is more important than their personality.